Improvement in corsets



I. DeV. WARNER.

Corset.

No. 197,913. Patented- Dec. 4, 1877 N FEI'ERS, PHDIIO-LJTHOGRAPHER.WASHINGTON, O C.

UNITED TATES IRA DE VER WARNER or NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORSETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 197,913, dated December4, 1877; application filed October To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA DE VER WARNER, of the city,coru1ty, and State ofNew York, have invented Improvements in Corsets, of which the followingis a specification:

The object of my invention is a corset which is sufficiently rigid tosupport the figure at the points where there is necessarily but littlemovement, but is flexible and adapts itself readily to the movements ofthe body at other points, the construction being such as to facilitateeconomical manufacture, and insure a nice adaptation to the figure, withsuch adjustments as circumstances may demand.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved corset, and Fig. 2 a rear View of one section.

In ordinary corsets the requisite stiffness beneath the arm and over thehip is obtained by means of vertical or inclined bones extending fromthe upper to the lower edge at these points. Owing to the greatflexibility of the body around the waist the bones of such corset-s arevery apt to break near the waist portion, especially just above the hip.

A partial remedy has been aiforded by cutting away the hip portion,impairing the stiffness of, and diminishing the support afforded by, thearticle. v

I remedy these defects by using one or more series of bones, at,extending in a direction A parallel, or thereabout, to the lower edge ofthe corset, and from the front to theback over the hip, imparting evengreater stidness at this point than the ordinary upright bones orsteels, without'impairing the flexibility of that portiomx, directlyabove the hip,which,therefore, accommodates itself perfectly to themovements of the body.

In order that the portion beneath the arm, may be properly supported, Iinsert one or more series of diagonal bones, b, which are preferablyinclined downward from the center nearly tothe bones a, as shown,thereby giving a vertical stiffness to the whole section withoutinterfering with the necessary flexibility at the point above the hips.

It will be apparent that the two series of short bones, '1), arranged asshown, impart a rigidity gradually increasing from the points y to thepoint 3 The front and back sections of the corset are stiffened by bonesc d, which, in consequence of the omission of the usual intermediatevertical bones, must be stiifer than those usually employed. I thereforeuse heavier bones c, and insert steels at the points d, which remediesthe difliculty, with the additional advantage of affording a stifi butflexible support for the back.

As the transverse bones a render the corset less accommodating to theshape at the hips than would otherwise be the case, I slit the frontsection at t, and connect the edges by lacing, securing the necessaryadjustment. I also insure a better fit by inserting a gore, h, at thelower edge of the back section.

In order to reduce the cost of the front section, I construct the samewith one or more central bones, 0, extending from the upper to the loweredge, and with a single gore, f, on each side of the bone at the top,the 'two pieces at n constituting the front section, being connectedonly from the point t to the lower edge, leaving a space for theinsertion of the gore f, so that but one slash has to be made for thereception of the remaining gore.

I do not here claim the front section of two pieces with an insertedintermediate top gore, this forming the subject of a separateapplication for a patent but I claim- 1. A corset provided with a seriesof bones, 0, extending from front to back, over the hip,

substantially as set forth.

2. A corset having a flexible section, at, at the side between the hipand arm portions, as specified.

3. The series of bones b, arranged at an angle to each other above thehip portion, as set forth.

4. The combination, with the series of bones a, of the front section,slit and laced at t, as specified.

5. The divided back section, having central lacing and gores h on eachside of the lacing, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

IRA DE VER WARNER.

Witnesses:

CnARLns E. FosrER, FRED. BENJAMIN.

